The Ghost of Chernobyl

Aerial Photos Show Chernobyl Overgrown By Forest

In a photo taken by photographer Alex Cheban, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, and surrounding city of Pripyat, Ukraine, is seen from a height of approximately 33,000 feet. The ghost town of Prypyat is slowly reclaimed by the surrounding forest.

Aerial Photos Show Chernobyl Overgrown By Forest

In a photo taken by photographer Alex Cheban, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, and surrounding city of Pripyat, Ukraine, is seen from a height of approximately 33,000 feet. The ghost town of Prypyat is slowly reclaimed by the surrounding forest.

Aerial Photos Show Chernobyl Overgrown By Forest

The city of Pripyat, Ukraine, center, and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, lower left, were evacuated in 1986. As a result of the accident at the power plant, dozens of square miles of forests experienced a powerful radioactive contamination.

Aerial Photos Show Chernobyl Overgrown By Forest

Aerial Photos Show Chernobyl Overgrown By Forest

Driving near the fourth power unit of Chernobyl. The April 26, 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant affected about 3.3 million Ukrainians, including 1.5 million children, according to Ukraine's Chernobyl Union report.